Guest violinist performs with Delco Symphony

Thursday, February 28, 2013

ASTON -- Guest violinist Blanka Bednarz will perform with the Delaware County Symphony at Neumann University this Sunday afternoon at 3.

The symphony will present its third concert of its full symphony series for the 2012-2013 season in the Meagher Theatre of the Thomas A. Bruder Jr. Life Center at Neumann. Bednarz will perform Violin Concerto No. 1 by Karol Szymanowski.

Bednarz is an alumna of the "Talent School" in Poznan, Poland, the University of Kansas (B.M.), and the New England Conservatory (M.M. and D.M.A.). As soloist, she has performed with the Connecticut Virtuosi, Symphony and Chamber orchestras of the New England Conservatory, Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta Polonia, Dickinson College Orchestra, Central Pennsylvania Symphony, University of Kansas Camerata, and the Great Poland Symphony Orchestra.

Bednarz is an avid chamber musician, performing at music festivals in Germany, Poland, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden, the U.S. and China.

She is concertmaster of Sinfonietta Polonia, a unique orchestral training program she and her husband/conductor, Cheung Chau, established in Poland. She is associate professor of music at Dickinson College.

The concert will also include Antonin Dvorak's "Carnival Overture" and Vasily Kalinnokov' "Symphony No. 1 in G Minor." Program commentary will be provided by Jeremy Gill, music director of the DCS.

All are invited to a free pre-concert presentation entitled, "Lesser Lights Can Still Shine Brightly" by Dr. Michael Kelly from 2-2:30 p.m. in the McNichol room adjacent to the theater.

IF YOU GO: Concert tickets are $15 or $12 for seniors/students and free for children age 12 and under with paying adult. All college students are admitted free with presentation of proper student ID.